The Resource A legacy of spies : a novel (Downloadable eBook), John le Carrâe
A legacy of spies : a novel (Downloadable eBook), John le Carrâe
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- Summary
- "The undisputed master returns with a riveting new book--his first Smiley novel in more than twenty-five years Peter Guillam, staunch colleague and disciple of George Smiley of the British Secret Service, otherwise known as the Circus, is living out his old age on the family farmstead on the south coast of Brittany when a letter from his old Service summons him to London. The reason? His Cold War past has come back to claim him. Intelligence operations that were once the toast of secret London, and involved such characters as Alec Leamas, Jim Prideaux, George Smiley and Peter Guillam himself, are to be scrutinized by a generation with no memory of the Cold War and no patience with its justifications. Interweaving past with present so that each may tell its own intense story, John le Carre has spun a single plot as ingenious and thrilling as the two predecessors on which it looks back:The Spy Who Came in from the ColdandTinker Tailor Soldier Spy. In a story resonating with tension, humor and moral ambivalence, le Carre and his narrator Peter Guillam present the reader with a legacy of unforgettable characters old and new"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Isbn
- 9780735225121
- Label
- A legacy of spies : a novel (Downloadable eBook)
- Title
- A legacy of spies
- Title remainder
- a novel (Downloadable eBook)
- Statement of responsibility
- John le Carrâe
- Subject
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- trueEthics
- Suspense fiction
- Great Britain
- Suspense fiction
- trueElectronic books
- Smiley, George, (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- trueInternational intrigue
- Intelligence officers
- Intelligence service
- Spy stories
- trueSpy fiction
- Cold War (1945-1989)
- trueSpies -- Great Britain
- Smiley, George, (Fictitious character)
- trueCold War
- trueIntelligence service -- Great Britain
- truePolitical corruption
- trueGreat Britain
- Fiction
- Intelligence service -- Great Britain -- Fiction
- England
- trueUndercover operations
- Intelligence officers -- England -- Fiction
- trueGeneration gap
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- Cold War -- Fiction
- trueMemories
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The undisputed master returns with a riveting new book--his first Smiley novel in more than twenty-five years Peter Guillam, staunch colleague and disciple of George Smiley of the British Secret Service, otherwise known as the Circus, is living out his old age on the family farmstead on the south coast of Brittany when a letter from his old Service summons him to London. The reason? His Cold War past has come back to claim him. Intelligence operations that were once the toast of secret London, and involved such characters as Alec Leamas, Jim Prideaux, George Smiley and Peter Guillam himself, are to be scrutinized by a generation with no memory of the Cold War and no patience with its justifications. Interweaving past with present so that each may tell its own intense story, John le Carre has spun a single plot as ingenious and thrilling as the two predecessors on which it looks back:The Spy Who Came in from the ColdandTinker Tailor Soldier Spy. In a story resonating with tension, humor and moral ambivalence, le Carre and his narrator Peter Guillam present the reader with a legacy of unforgettable characters old and new"--
- Summary
- Finds George Smiley, his colleague Peter Guillam and other former members of the British Secret Service facing charges for decades-old, once-toasted intelligence operations by a generation that is unfamiliar with the dynamics of the Cold War
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
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- 10569161
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1931-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Le Carrâe, John
- Dewey number
- 813
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
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- True
- Series statement
- George Smiley novels
- Series volume
- 0009
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Smiley, George
- Smiley, George
- Cold War (1945-1989)
- Intelligence service
- Intelligence officers
- Cold War
- Intelligence officers
- Intelligence service
- England
- Great Britain
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- A legacy of spies : a novel (Downloadable eBook), John le Carrâe
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- nc
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- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780735225121
- Lccn
- 2017039299
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- n
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 14553F5B-2223-4D40-8CD6-4A267CB9FCB2
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- (OCoLC)1001340666
- on1001340666
- 524646
- 527727
- 527727
- Label
- A legacy of spies : a novel (Downloadable eBook), John le Carrâe
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780735225121
- Lccn
- 2017039299
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Specific material designation
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- 14553F5B-2223-4D40-8CD6-4A267CB9FCB2
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)1001340666
- on1001340666
- 524646
- 527727
- 527727
Subject
- trueCold War
- Cold War (1945-1989)
- Cold War -- Fiction
- trueElectronic books
- England
- trueEthics
- Fiction
- trueGeneration gap
- trueGreat Britain
- Great Britain
- Intelligence officers
- Intelligence officers -- England -- Fiction
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- trueIntelligence service -- Great Britain
- Intelligence service -- Great Britain -- Fiction
- trueInternational intrigue
- trueMemories
- truePolitical corruption
- Smiley, George, (Fictitious character)
- Smiley, George, (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
- trueSpies -- Great Britain
- trueSpy fiction
- Spy stories
- Suspense fiction
- Suspense fiction
- Thrillers (Fiction)
- trueUndercover operations
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